A 3-car automobile accident on Friday night has left one man dead and five men injured. The accident occurred on Interstate 64 in Southern Illinois.

According to police, 21-year-old Maurice Currie, of Centralia, was the man killed. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Currie was a passenger in a car that was struck by a semi truck. Currie was in the backseat of the car; the car’s driver and three other passengers were injured during the accident and sent to hospitals.

A driver of a third vehicle involved in the crash was also hurt.

The accident appears to have been caused by icy conditions prevalent in the area at the time.

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